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AVALANCHE WARNING |
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AVALANCHE WARNING ISSUED MARCH 12 AT 7:54AM MDT
AVWMSO
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF IDAHO PANHANDLE
AVALANCHE CENTER SANDPOINT ID.
...AVALANCHE WARNING ISSUED BY THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AVALANCHE CENTER...
07:00 PDT THU MAR 12 2026
THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AVALANCHE CENTER IN SANDPOINT HAS ISSUED A BACKCOUNTRY
AVALANCHE WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
NWS MISSOULA MT -
MTZ001 (MTZ001)
NWS SPOKANE WA -
ID 017 (BONNER COUNTY)...ID 021 (BOUNDARY COUNTY)...ID 079 (SHOSHONE COUNTY)
* WHAT...AN AVALANCHE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY 7 AM PST TO FRIDAY
7 AM PST. VERY DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED FROM HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND STRONG TO EXTREME WINDS AND WILL LAST THROUGH FRIDAY. YOU CAN
VERY EASILY TRIGGER AVALANCHES LARGE ENOUGH TO BURY OR KILL YOU, AND SOME
WILL RELEASE SPONTANEOUSLY. AVOID TRAVEL IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN DURING THIS
PERIOD.
* WHERE...THE WEST CABINET MOUNTAINS, THE EAST CABINET MOUNTAINS, AND THE
BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS - SILVER VALLEY ABOVE 4,000 FEET.
* WHEN...IN EFFECT FROM THU 07:00 PDT TO FRI 07:00 PDT.
* IMPACTS...AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER AND VIOLENT JET STREAM HAVE JOINED FORCES
TO DELIVER HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG TO EXTREME WINDS. SNOWFALL IS BEING
MEASURED IN MULTIPLE FEET AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS, AND THE NEW SNOW HAS FORMED
DANGEROUS SLABS OF SNOW AND WILL LIKELY CAUSE A WIDESPREAD CYCLE OF NATURAL
AVALANCHES LARGE ENOUGH TO BURY, INJURE, OR KILL A PERSON. IT WILL BE VERY
EASY FOR BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS TO TRIGGER THEM DURING THIS PERIOD.
* PRECAUTIONARY PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...TRAVEL IN AND AROUND AVALANCHE
TERRAIN IS NOT RECOMMENDED DURING THIS PERIOD.
CONSULT HTTP: WWW.IDAHOPANHANDLEAVALANCHE.ORG OR WWW.AVALANCHE.ORG FOR
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.
SIMILAR AVALANCHE DANGER MAY EXIST AT LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE COVERAGE AREA OF
THIS OR ANY AVALANCHE CENTER. |
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KOOTENAI CABINET REGION
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